England’s plans for the 2010 World Cup have been undermined again after it emerged players have been bugged and private conversations with manager
Fabio Capello have been made available.

Fabio Capello is reportedly furious over the secret tapes recorded at the Grove

The recordings – apparently made at the Grove hotel in Hertfordshire – have infuriated Capello, given the sensitive nature of the topics discussed.

Football Association solicitor Charles Russell has contacted all the major news outlets in an attempt to quash any publication of the contents of the recordings.

Speculation suggests the contents of Capello’s conversations include team tactics, player bonuses and even touches on some of the recent sex scandals involving England players Ashley Cole , John Terry , and Wayne Bridge.

Understandably, the FA are keen to keep any confidential information under wraps and have said the surreptitiously obtained recordings represent a breach of privacy laws.

Following the off-field revelations about Terry, Bridge, and Cole, this is an issue Capello would clearly like to avoid dealing with – especially only three months out from South Africa.